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patchy

 
 
/ˈpætʃi/ adjective

Translation

NOT COMPLETE not complete or not good in every way
bölük börçük, derme çatma, gelişigüzel
a patchy knowledge of Spanish1926
IN SOME AREAS existing only in some areas
parça parça, dalga dalga, leke leke
patchy clouds/fog 1940
(Definition of patchy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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